The persecution campaign against Israel is meant to hide one thing: the fraud of the Spanish government is collapsing | Dr. Eitan Lesri
Dr. Eitan Lesri argues that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's persecution campaign against Israel is intended to distract from his internal failures. Sánchez, who adopted radical rhetoric against Israel, faces the collapse of his government amid a severe housing crisis, border breaches in Ceuta, and corruption investigations. The early elections on November 29 are seen as a referendum on eight years of failure.
Dr. Eitan Lesri argues in his article that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's persecution campaign against Israel is intended to distract from his internal failures. Sánchez, who adopted the most radical progressive rhetoric in Europe, accused Israel of "genocide" and promoted an arms embargo, but according to Lesri, the spin crashed against reality. The early elections in Spain, set for November 29, are not the result of a single event, but a reminder that a government unable to manage its internal affairs tries to export international radicalism. The article describes how the severe housing crisis, symbolized by images of an elderly woman evicted from her home, along with the massive border breach in Ceuta where about 49,000 illegal immigrants entered, led to a loss of public trust. The failure to pass the "Merikerman Law" and the emergency housing package in parliament was the last straw. Lesri claims that the fall of Sánchez's government is of particular importance to Israel, as Sánchez was one of the most hostile leaders towards it in Europe. The lead in the polls for the right-wing bloc PP and Vox opens a window of opportunity for a change in Madrid-Jerusalem relations.